What’s the Best Organic Self Tanner? Our Top 3 Picks

It’s officially summertime! And while you may be ecstatic about all of summer’s awesomeness, you – like us – may not be so keen to show off your haven’t-seen-the-sun-in-years, paler-than-pale legs.

At the same time, if you’re super pale – spending time in the sun for a natural tan is out of the picture since sunburn is more likely than a bona fide tan. So how does a pale beauty get her tan on quickly, effectively and most importantly – safely?

Well, we’ve been experimenting and rounded up the best all natural self tanners. They’re natural, formulated with organic ingredients and depending on which organic sunless tanner you use – they’ll get you anywhere from ‘golden glow’ to ‘baked in the tropics.’

Without further ado…

What’s the Best All Natural Self Tanner? Our Top 3 Picks!

1. Natural Self Tanner by Suntegrity

This is probably our favorite natural self tanner, especially if you’re looking to get just a sun-kissed sort of tan. Why? It gives the the perfect, very natural, glow-y, golden tan. It’s not crazy dark, no orange-ness – just a golden glow that looks like you spent just the right amount of time under a tropical sun.

Another huge perk is that it actually lasts. The color took some time to build up – you’ll start seeing yourself ‘darkening’ after a few hours and your skin will keep self-tanning itself for a few more hours afterward. The color you have after about a day or so is as dark as you’ll get on this self tanner – and it’ll last for over a week.

We noticed the fading began after after a week and a half and it was a very gradual fade-out – no splotches, streaks, just an even fading of color.

Our favorite thing about this self tanner, though, is that you get a LOT of skin-benefitting goodness along with the natural tan. Scour the ingredients list below and you’ll find tons of moisturizing ingredients as well as buckets of antioxidants.

Oh, and it does contain fragrance – that’s how it gets that yummy berry smell – but rest assured it’s phthalate-free and natural. As for the preservatives, yes, it has them, but they’re natural and among the safest currently available.

2. Coconut Milk Self Tanner by Whish

If you – like us – are a fan of two-in-one deals – you’ll want to scoop up this natural self tanner. Whish’s Coconut Milk Self Tanner does what it’s supposed to – gives you a gradual, golden, streak-free tan. And it’s not a golden glow like many other all-natural self tanners – expect to get several shades darker with this one!

But it also goes beyond that – this self tanner is also a skin tightener and it’s packing clinically proven ingredients like Seaweed Extract, Coffee Arabica Extract and Kigelia African Fruit Extract to increase your skin’s firmness by up to 32% in 8 weeks.

Extra perks? It’s full of moisturizing ingredients and smells seriously delish – which is rare in the world of self tanners. Oh, and of course it’s all natural, made with organic ingredients, and paraben-, sulfate-, DEA & TEA-, petrochemical-, and phthalate-free. Not tested on animals.

3. Beach Colors by Caribbean Solutions

We love this organic self tanner for a few reasons – first off, it’s all-natural. And it’s very, very affordable (this is the best organic self tanner at this price range). On top of that, it doesn’t make you orange. But our favorite thing about this is how easy it is to use on a consistent basis.

To be fair – you’re not going to get crazy shades of dark from this. You’ll get maybe 2 shades out of it and you will have to apply every other day or so to keep your color. But it is moisturizing (it’s got organic aloe and organic shea butter, after all), easy to use (like a lotion), and fast drying. Plus, it gives you a lovely, natural looking glow even if you’re really, really white that is actually natural.

Application? It goes on colorless and doesn’t stain clothes. No streaking, either. The downsides? It doesn’t smell so great but the lack of phthalate-laden fragrances more than make up for that.

Runner Up: Organic Sunless Tanner by My Skin’s Friend

This is one of the best organic self tanners ever created (and probably the most natural self tanner) – the only downside is the price. It’s clean, simple, totally natural, made with organic ingredients and produces a deep golden, non-orange, caramel-ish realistic tan. Fairly long-lasting, too (about a week).

Keep in mind it could take a few days for the tan to really set in. You’ll want to do about 2 to 3 applications to get the color you want and then use every several days to maintain the color.